108. Australia Coins Part 1: Australian 50c 1991 25th Anniversary of Decimal Currency

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

Country of Origin: Australia

Date: 1991 

Denomination: 50 Cents

Shape: Dodecagon
Orientation: Coin Allignment

Weight: 15.55g

Diameter: 31.5mm

Thickness: -

Composition: Copper-Nickel

Population: 4,704,000 pieces

Reference: 

Mint: Royal Australian Mint

Category: Commemorative Circulation Coin

Demonetized: No

Engraver/Designer: Raphael David Maklouf (obverse) and George Edward Kruger Gray (reverse)

Designer's Intial: Yes, "RDM" on the neck of the Queen on obverse
Variety: -

Obverse: Diademed bust of Elizabeth II right, around, ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1991

Reverse: At centre, Ram's head, around below, FIFTY CENTS; around above, 25TH. ANNIVERSARY OF DECIMAL CURRENCY

Edge: Plain

        I always seek to gain more knowledge, directly or indirectly by indulging in this collecting coins and banknotes hobby. What kind of knowledge you can get? In this case, do you know what do people call a shape with twelve sides? It's dodecagon!

107. Malaysia 10 Sen 1971

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Date: 1971 

Denomination: 10 Cents / 10 Sen

Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin Allignment

Weight: 2.82g

Diameter: 19.4mm

Thickness: -

Composition: Copper-Nickel

Population: 32,236 pieces

Reference: KN4

Mint: Kilang Wang Bank Negara Malaysia, Shah Alam

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Demonetized: No

Engraver/Designer: Geoffrey ColleyDesigner's Intial: Yes, "GC" at the bottom right of the parliament building on obverse
Variety: -

Obverse: Parliament House of Malaysia and a crescent moon and start representing Malaysia's Concept of Parliamentary Democracy and Islam as the National Religion.

Reverse: The value "10" in the middle, with hisbiscus flowers at the left and right of value. Word "Malaysia" and the year of minting and "SEN".

Edge: Plain

A circulated 10 sen 1971! Rare coin isn't? 

106. Sarawak 1 Dollar 1929

Country of Origin: Sarawak ( Now a state, part of Malaysia )

Denomination: One Dollar / 1 Dollar

Prefixes: A/2 982579

Dimension: 131mm x 83mm

Reference: K.N Boon B20a

Category: Normal issue
Date: 1 July 1929 

Sign(s): -

Watermark(s): None
Design & Print: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, London

Extra Note: 

   My first post about banknote after a long series of error coins, coin news, old coins etc. Haha. This banknote is a gift from my collector friend, Mr. Nazri. 

105. Malaysia 20 Sen 2001 Error Coin Half Milled Edge

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 3: the edge of the coin

I just found this half-milled edge coin among my loose coins. Thanks God!

104. Bank Negara Malaysia to Issue New Series of Banknotes and Coins

Hello folks, this is an official statement from BNM.

Bank Negara Malaysia is pleased to announce that a new series design of Malaysian banknotes and coins will be issued for circulation in early 2012, an exercise that is undertaken periodically every twelve years. The theme of the design of the new currency series will include features that are distinctively Malaysia. It will also have enhanced security elements in line with the latest advancements in technology for currency notes. 
The new fourth series design of banknotes will be featured in the denomination of RM1, RM5, RM10, RM20 and RM100. The current design of the RM50 banknote already in circulation since December 2007 to commemorate Malaysia’s 50th Anniversary of Independence will continue to remain in circulation. The new design coins are the third in the series for the denominations of 5 sen, 10 sen, 20 sen and 50 sen. This new series of banknotes and coins will co-circulate with the existing series until the latter are gradually withdrawn from circulation. 
In preparation for the issuance of the new currency series, Bank Negara Malaysia will be working closely with financial institutions, businesses and cash handling vendors to ensure a smooth transition to the new series. Vendors of cash handling machines will be given six months to calibrate their machines to ensure public convenience for the use of the new currency.
As part of the effort to increase public awareness on the new currency series, Bank Negara Malaysia will issue the commemorative coins for the third series and unveil the new fourth series banknotes design in the third quarter of 2011. 
Bank Negara Malaysia23 May 2011© Bank Negara Malaysia, 2011. All rights reserved.

http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=8&pg=14&ac=2265

So, say Hooray! Can't wait to see the new design.

103. New blog ! New Items!

Hello everybody and a very good morning!

Upon reaching my 100th post, I have decided to register new blog. Give her a visit please. (:

koleksitiket.blogspot.com, A blog to share my collection of tickets. Written in Bahasa Melayu, I hope someone out there like tickets like I do!

And plus, I have put up some coins for sale. Check my sale page.

102. Kelantan 1 keping 1904 SS24

image 1: obverse and reverse of the image

image 2: inscriptions on the coin

Country of Origin: Kelantan ( Now a state, part of Malaysia )

Date: 1904 

Denomination: One Keping

Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin Allignment

Weight: 2.65g, 3.20g, 5.20g

Diameter: 20 - 22 mm

Thickness: -

Composition: Tin

Population: Unknown

Reference: SS 24, P.137

Mint: -

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Demonetized: Yes

Engraver/Designer: -
Variety: -

Obverse: In Jawi "Belanjaan Kerajaan Kelantan" ( Currency of the Government of Kelantan)

Reverse: In Arabic "Duriba fi Dzul Hijja Sanat 1321" (Minted in Dzul Hijja i.e the 12th month of the Hijra Year 1321 A.H approximately Feb/March 1904)

Edge: Plain

101. Kelantan 10 Keping 1904

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 2: inscriptions on the coin

Country of Origin: Kelantan ( Now a state, part of Malaysia )

Date: 1904 

Denomination: Ten Keping

Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin Allignment

Weight: 12.11g

Edge: Plain

Diameter: 32.0mm
Thickness: -

Composition: Tin

Population: Unknown

Reference: SS 21, P.135

Mint: -

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Demonetized: Yes

Engraver/Designer: -
Variety: -

    This is one of the coins which I have recently bought it from a local at Kelantan. It is being reported in Saran Singh's The Encylopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei 1400 - 1967 that the Sultan made a handsome profit on this coin as it contained less than ten times the amount of tin used on normal pitis. This triggers large-scale counterfeiting probably by the locals. The counterfeited ones has crude inscriptions.

   Rarity level indicated by Saran Singh is Scarce. 

100. PENANG 1 PICE 1786 UNIFACE COIN

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

Country of Origin: Penang / Pulau Pinang ( Now a state, part of Malaysia and once being called as Prince of Wales' Island )

Date: 1786

Denomination: One Pice

Shape: Round
Orientation: Uniface

Weight: 14.65g - 15.4g

Edge: Plain

Diameter: 28.6mm
Thickness: -

Composition: Copper

Population: Unknown

Reference: KN3

Mint: Calcutta Mint

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Demonetized: Yes

Engraver/Designer:
Variety: -

    For my 100th post, I want to share my latest entry to my Penang Coins collection. Owaa this coin makes me to go on diet, haha.

   By the way, I notice that there is some slight miss struck on the obverse. Is that something normal to this coin or it is an error?

   I no longer has any Penang coin to share, so I think for the next posts is Kelantan! Because I just got back from my village and I do not get back empty-handed. ;)

   

99. SARAWAK 1 CENT 1863

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

Country of Origin: Sarawak ( Now a state, part of Malaysia )

Date: 1863

Denomination: One Cent

Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal Alignment ↑↑

Weight: 9.33g

Edge: Plain

Diameter: 29.0mm
Thickness: -

Composition: Copper

Population: Unknown

Reference: KM3, KN4a

Mint: R. Heaton & Son, Birmingham

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Demonetized: Yes

Engraver/Designer: Birmingham Engraver, Joseph Moore
Variety: -

   I hunted this coin for quite a long time but every time I want to buy this coin, the price tag is out of reach for me. Fortunately not many collectors are interested in this coin which has many edge nicks and flaws. I bought this for USD17.

98. SUMATRA 1 KEPING 1786 AND 2 KEPING 1787

image 1: obverse of the coins

image 2: reverse of the coins

     I wish I can have these two coins to pair them up with my piece of 3 keping in my previous post. But unfortunately, I cannot afford to have these. These coins were sold for USD204.50 including postage. Wowoo that is approximately more than RM600 !

    Images taken from eBay.com from eBayer rotheysay21.

97. Sumatra 3 Keping 1786

image 1: obverse and reverse of the image

Country of Origin: Sumatra ( Now a part of Indonesia )

Date: 1786

Denomination: Three Keping / Tiga Keping

Weight: 9.65g

Edge: Angled Reeded Edge

Dimension: Diameter of 28.1mm

Composition: Copper

Population: 136,700 pieces

Reference: -

Mint: Birminghim - Soho

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Engraver/Designer: W. Marsden
Variety : Variety of small rossete

       I rarely bought any foreign coins. This is so far the most expensive foreign coin I have ever bought cause it costs me more than a hundred ringgit. I don't have any reference to refer but from my googling, I guess it is better for me to keep this coin alone without her other siblings, because Sumatra's coins have too many siblings too collect!

96. Pulau Pinang One Pice 1825

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 2: reference

Country of Origin: Pulau Pinang (also known as Penang, Prince of Wales' Island, now a part as a country of Malaysia)

Date: 1825

Denomination: One Piece

Weight: 9.46g

Edge: Plain

Dimension: Diameter of 28mm

Composition: Copper

Population: 136,700 pieces

Reference: SS30b, P.17b

Mint: Madras Mint, India

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Engraver: Lewis Pingo Chief Engraver of Royal Mint, London
Variety : SS 30b - 23 Lily cups in wreath on reverse

    This piece completes my 1 cent of Penang Coat of Arms Series! Completing the varieties of 1825? It is nearly impossible in my opinion, this coin is notorious with varieties!

95. Pulau Pinang Half Cent 1810

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 2: reference

Country of Origin: Pulau Pinang (also known as Penang, Prince of Wales' Island, now a part as a country of Malaysia)

Date: 1810

Denomination: Half Cent

Weight: 4.66g

Edge: Plain

Dimension: Diameter of 24.5mm

Composition: Copper

Population: 1,720,320 pieces

Reference: SS26, P.19, C.292.1, 

Mint: Royal Mint, London

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Engraver: Lewis Pingo, Chief Engraver of Royal Mint, London
Variety : -

94. Pulau Penang 1 Cent 1810 with Cud

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 2: close up view of the cud

image 3: extract from reference

Country of Origin: Pulau Pinang (also known as Penang, Prince of Wales' Island, now a part as a country of Malaysia)

Date: 1810

Denomination: One Cent

Weight: 9.46g

Edge: Plain

Dimension: Diameter of 28mm

Composition: Copper

Population: 1,827,840 pieces

Reference: SS29, P.16, C.292.1, KN2a

Mint: Royal Mint, London

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Engraver: Lewis Pingo Chief Engraver of Royal Mint, London
Variety : SS29c - Small stroke at bottom of second figure 1 in date due to die crack

     I think I have posted too much of error coins. I guess in the next week I shall post other categories in my collection. 

    For the past weeks I bought quite a lot of Penang coins which not surprisingly had blow a big hole in my pocket. So for this transition post between error coin and Penang coin, I post about a Penang coin which have an error. Hehe cheers!

93. Malaysia 50 Sen 2003 Die Crack Error

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 2: crack line

    I think I am getting better at spotting error coin! Practise makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, sure got some imperfection on it. So does coins. :)

92.Malaysia x999 Filled Die Error

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 2: close up view 

     Only silhouette of the number 1 can be seen.  A type of minor error which can be found easily among our circulation coins. This post by  Mr Dickson describes how this happen in a simple way.

    Usually die filled error does not have any premium but still of course you can sell it for mutual agreement, including to me. I am still interested in this die filled error because they can create speculation (not this specimen of course). For example if the last digit of the year on the coin cannot be seen, how would you guess the year the coin was minted for?

    And through the net I have found out that a die filled error has caused an American coin to form the words " IN GOD WE RUST" instead of " IN GOD WE TRUST ". Quite interesting specimen to have isn't?

91. Malaysia 50 Sen 1997 Die Chip Error

image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin

image 2: the cud 

Apparently the 50 Sen of Bunga Raya series is the favourite homey for cuds!